Abstract A tire carrier comprises a tire support adapted to support a spare tire with the support having inverted J- or U-shaped hooks adapted to be removably fitted over the parallel slats of the stock rack. The tire is held against the rack by means of a tightening chain which is connected at one end to an inverted hook fitting over another slat in the rack with the other end fitted over a J-shaped bolt fitting through one of the conventional bolt openings in the tire rim and an adjustment nut adapted to be tightened against a threaded end of the hook to press or clamp the tire against the rack. The tightening nut is provided with a handle for manual operation and tampering is prevented by a lock having its hasp fitting through an opening in the end of the bolt and around the handle to prevent relative rotation and removal.
Inventors
👤 Tommy J. Huot
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-29 07:10
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D43/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A spare tire carrier for truck racks having parallel slats, said carrier comprising an arcuate tire support, said support being comprised of a metal frame having at an upper portion a pair of horizontally spaced inverted U-shaped hook members adapted to be removably fitted over a rack slot and a lower portion of the tire support comprising an arcuate rim like member supporting a tire thereon and securing means for securing said tire against the rack, said securing means comprising a hook adapted to fit over a rack slat and an adjustable chain connecting said slat hook to a second hook member having a threaded end fitting through a bolt opening in the spare tire wheel and a nut-like member threadably engageable with the threaded end of the hook adapted to be adjusted thereon to draw the spare tire tightly against the rack, whereby when the spare tire is resting on the arcuate tire support movement thereof is prevented when the securement means is properly engaged and secured.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A spare tire carrier for truck racks having parallel slats, said carrier comprising an arcuate tire support, said support being comprised of a metal frame having at an upper portion a pair of horizontally spaced inverted U-shaped hook members adapted to be removably fitted over a rack slot and a lower portion of the tire support comprising an arcuate rim like member supporting a tire thereon and securing means for securing said tire against the rack, said securing means comprising a hook adapted to fit over a rack slat and an adjustable chain connecting said slat hook to a second hook member having a threaded end fitting through a bolt opening in the spare tire wheel and a nut-like member threadably engageable with the threaded end of the hook adapted to be adjusted thereon to draw the spare tire tightly against the rack, whereby when the spare tire is resting on the arcuate tire support movement thereof is prevented when the securement means is properly engaged and secured.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The tire carrier of claim 1, in which the nut-like member has a handle for manual adjustment of the nut.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The tire carrier of claim 2, in which the threaded end of the second hook member has an end portion having an opening receiving a shackle portion of a lock for locking against the handle to prevent tampering.